Inside the Radical Right: The Development of Anti-Immigrant Parties in Western Europe. David Art
Cambridge University Press
Edition: Illustrated, 5/5/2011
EAN 9780521720328, ISBN10: 052172032X
Paperback, 290 pages, 22.9 x 15.2 x 1.9 cm
Language: English
What explains the cross-national variation in the radical right's electoral success over the last several decades? Challenging existing structural and institutional accounts, this book analyzes the dynamics of party building and explores the attitudes, skills and experiences of radical right activists in eleven different countries. Based on extensive field research and an original data set of radical right candidates for office, David Art links the quality of radical right activists to broader patterns of success and failure. He demonstrates how a combination of historical legacies and incentive structures produced activists who helped party building in some cases and doomed it in others. In an age of rising electoral volatility and the fading of traditional political cleavages, Inside the Radical Right makes a strong case for the importance of party leaders and activists as masters of their own fate.
1. Introduction
2. Activists and party development
3. Parties of poor souls
4. Nationalist subcultures
5. Party transformation and flash parties
6. Reforming the old right?
7. Conclusion
Appendix A. Percentage of the vote for radical right parties in national parliamentary elections
Appendix B. Coding procedure for radical right party lists
Appendix C. ISCO codes for radical right candidates for office.